THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1079

An Ettinger Croco key case and two Connell Guides will be given to the sender of the first correct solution to the crossword and the clue of the week opened on Monday 6 November. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1079, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)

ACROSS

1 Sort of bag Juliet lost? Doubtful (4) 3 End phone conversations with narrow escapes (5,5)

9 Slip on rope and I’ll be blamed (4-3) 11 Just a post that’s honourable (7) 12 This worries a small number flying? (13) 14 Divers put in proper order (8) 16 Hotel in La Paz for renovation (5) 18 Cyril’s arranged some words in song (5)

19 Not above entering your weather warning (8)

21 A natural historian and cricket expert? (13)

24 Mount in USA associated with weather getting worse (7)

25 Add a casserole mostly according to preference (2,5)

26 Joker aboard coach in a convoy out West? (5,5)

27 Opening item in programme unopened! (4)

DOWN

1 Fashionable apartment accomplished but can be blown up! (10)

2 Lifer’s surprising job in the office? (5)

4 Starter kits still to be found in strange tales (8)

5 Enclosed small garden building at home (4-2)

6 Reporter has to agree on hospital department (13)

7 Member is behind with what parliament must do (9) 8 Malaysian dish glut? (4)

10 What satellite fitters can arrange after the service? (4,9)

13 Where the rich live in a simple way? (4,6)

15 Go round in pain walking slowly (9) 17 Bread fellow has at half-time? (8) 20 One worships a girl, we hear (6) 22 Produce paper with introduction missing (5)

23 Gang seen in railway junction mostly (4)